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AN Islamic militant has detonated a bomb at a military checkpoint in northern Iraq, killing himself and three other people, Kurdish officials said. The bombing in the north-eastern city of Halabja was blamed on the militant group Ansar al Islam, according to officials of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which rules the eastern half of the Kurdish autonomous in northern Iraq. The Patriotic Union and Ansar have been fighting for control of villages and hilltop positions near Halabja for two years. Earlier this month, Ansar operators assassinated a top Patriotic Union official in the region. The United States has also...

Denver plane collision kills four 01/25/2003 Associated Press DENVER - Two small planes collided and crashed into a northwest neighborhood Friday, killing four people in the aircraft and injuring seven on the ground. There were no survivors on either plane, Denver Manager of Safety Tracy Howard said. Crews were still searching for other possible victims. A twin-engine plane crashed into a yard, narrowly missing a house and garage. Two people died in that plane, Mr. Howard said. Two people aboard the other plane, a single-engine aircraft, were killed when it crashed into a house, fire officials said. "That plane...